Touted as the boldest cigar in the Apostate Cigars portfolio, Moroni’s Trumpet is named after Angel Moroni and his gospel spreading trumpet. This is the 7th core blend released by Apostate Cigars and one I have not smoked - until now. I am curious to see how this cigar holds up to the remarks on its boldness.
Country of Origin: Dominican Republic
Factory: Tabacalera Palma
Wrapper: Mexican San Andres Oscuro
Binder: Dominican Republic
Filler: Dominican Republic & USA
Vitola: 6 ¼ x 56 Torpedo
Price: $20.00 MSRP
Link to Purchase: The Cigar Farm (Use code “Review” to save 10%!)
This cigar has a chocolatey brown wrapper and is pretty densely packed. As always with Apostate, I like the band choices. It smells of raisins and earth. The cold draw is straight berries and cream. First light brings about medium bodied smoke with full flavors of toast, oily wood, and a bit of leather and spice. The retrohale is very toasty and oily. About 3/4 of an inch in the profile has become primarily a sweet chocolatey wood. The retrohale echoes those flavors with some added pepper. The first third has come to an end with much of the same profile. The performance has been perfect. Early into the second third there is a dark coffee joining. Halfway through there is an uptick in intensity and some earthiness joining the draw. Approaching the primary band the profile has shifted towards dark fruit, earth, wood, and a touch of cocoa. The retrohale is like dark chocolate with red chilis (love those). Coming to an end at just over an hour the pepper has come up a touch, but everything else has remained consistent, including the great performance.
Overall Experience
Overall the Moroni’s Trumpet was a satisfying smoke. The profile was pretty transitional and the highlights for me were the sweet chocolate and wood in the first third, the dark roast coffee of the second third, and the dark chocolate with chilis that made an appearance on the retrohale in the final third. As for the claims to boldness I would say that near the end I would agree - that being said, I wouldn’t call this blend “bold” when compared to the general market. The final third was “bold” for Apostate, however. All in all, I think that this cigar would be perfect for someone looking for a more decadent cigar that does have some savory notes to balance it out.
Have you smoked this one? Let me know your thoughts!